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Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 9, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Chair, I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership and vision during this process.

Mr. Chair, this year's National Defense Authorization Act represents a significant step toward achieving President Trump's vision of peace through strength.

Since the end of the Cold War, the United States' defense industrial base has severely atrophied, and the Pentagon's overburdensome and bureaucratic acquisition process hasn't kept up with the speed needed to procure and field the cutting edge technology.

As we have seen from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, our adversaries are not wasting time innovating and changing the face of modern warfare. God forbid, if we have to go to war, we want our men and women to be able to win the fight and return home safely.

I also thank the professional staff of the committee for including several of my proposals that strengthen the industrial base in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Fifth Congressional District. I thank my own staff for their hard work and also thank the professional staff for their work on this year's bill.

Mr. Chair, I encourage all of my colleagues to vote in favor of this bill.

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